Baltimore class

Baltimore class

1943

1943

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Heavy Cruisers designed and built during the last years of the Second World War. Many ships of the class were reffited during the 1950s as the first guided missiles cruisers

Derivatives / Succeeded by
Oregon City class	1946
CG Boston class	1952
CG Albany class	1958
CG Leahy class	1962
CGN Bainbridge class	1962
CG Belknap class	1964
CGN Truxtun class	1967
CGN California class	1974
CGN Virginia class	1976

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	US Navy	CA-69	USS Boston		1943	1946
Boston class CAG-1 USS Boston					1955	1970
	US Navy	CA-70	USS Canberra		1943	1947
Boston class CAG-2 USS Canberra					1956	1970
	US Navy	CA-74	USS Columbus		1945	1959
Albany class CG-12 USS Columbus					1959	1975
	US Navy	CA-136	USS Chicago		1945	1947
Albany class CG-11 USS Chicago					1958	1980
	US Navy	CA-123	Oregon City class USS Albany		1946	1958
Albany class CG-10 USS Albany					1958	1980
	US Navy	CG-16	Leahy class USS Leahy		1962	1993
	US Navy	CGN-25	Bainbridge class USS Bainbridge	NJUL	1962	1996
	US Navy	CG-17	Leahy class USS Harry E. Yarnell	NHEY	1963	1993
	US Navy	CG-18	Leahy class USS Worden	NQRA	1963	1993
	US Navy	CG-19	Leahy class USS Dale		1963	1994
	US Navy	CG-21	Leahy class USS Gridley	NHBJ	1963	1994
	US Navy	CG-22	Leahy class USS England	NLXZ	1963	1994
	US Navy	CG-23	Leahy class USS Halsey	NCXF	1963	1994
	US Navy	CG-20	Leahy class USS Richmond K. Turner	NRKT	1964	1995
	US Navy	CG-24	Leahy class USS Reeves	NIEM	1964	1993
	US Navy	CG-26	Belknap class USS Belknap		1964	1995
	US Navy	CG-27	Belknap class USS Josephus Daniels		1965	1994
	US Navy	CG-28	Belknap class USS Wainwright	NGHX	1966	1993
	US Navy	CG-29	Belknap class USS Jouett	NZTV	1966	1994
	US Navy	CG-32	Belknap class USS William H. Standley	NWHS	1966	1994
	US Navy	CG-33	Belknap class USS Fox	NFOX	1966	1994
	US Navy	CG-30	Belknap class USS Horne	NBXW	1967	1994
	US Navy	CG-31	Belknap class USS Sterett	NUKJ	1967	1994
	US Navy	CG-34	Belknap class USS Biddle	NMYE	1967	1993
	US Navy	CGN-35	Truxtun class USS Truxtun		1967	1995
	US Navy	CGN-36	California class USS California	NKIN	1974	1999
	US Navy	CGN-37	California class USS South Carolina	NLVQ	1975	1999
	US Navy	CGN-38	Virginia class USS Virginia		1976	1994
	US Navy	CGN-39	Virginia class USS Texas	NTEX	1977	1993
	US Navy	CGN-40	Virginia class USS Mississippi	NGGD	1978	1997
	US Navy	CGN-41	Virginia class USS Arkansas	NARK	1980	1998

31 units

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1940-jul-1	Ordered	CA-70 USS Canberra as Baltimore class
1940-sep-9	Ordered	CA-74 USS Columbus
1941-jun-30	Laid down	CA-69 USS Boston as Baltimore class
1941-sep-3	Laid down	CA-70 USS Canberra
1942-aug-26	Launched	CA-69 USS Boston
1943-apr-19	Launched	CA-70 USS Canberra
1943-jun-23	Laid down	CA-74 USS Columbus
1943-jun-30	Commissioned	CA-69 USS Boston
1943-jul-28	Laid down	CA-136 USS Chicago
1943-oct-14	Commissioned	CA-70 USS Canberra
1944-aug-20	Launched	CA-136 USS Chicago
1944-nov-30	Launched	CA-74 USS Columbus
1945-jan-10	Commissioned	CA-136 USS Chicago
1945-jun-8	Commissioned	CA-74 USS Columbus
1946-mar-12	Decommissioned	CA-69 USS Boston to reserve
1947-mar-7	Decommissioned	CA-70 USS Canberra to reserve
1947-jun-6	Decommissioned	CA-136 USS Chicago to reserve
1952-jan-4	Fate: transfered	CA-69 USS Boston reclassified as CAG-1
1952-jan-4	Fate: transfered	CA-70 USS Canberra reclassified as CAG-2
1959-may-8	Decommissioned	CA-74 USS Columbus

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